Bruichladdich 21 Year Old 75cl

Octomore 5 Year Old Edition 4.2 Comus

Octomore is known for being the most heavily peated whisky in the world. It is not a distillery (it used to be one, though), but a recipe that is distilled and bottled by Bruichladdich in long, thin black bottles. This Ochadamh-mor matured for 5 years on American oak and was bottled at cask strength. It has a ppm of 167. While the peat is...

Score 86/100

Bruichladdich Rocks

Directly from the Website of Bruichladdich, "A bracing, light and floral dram that expresses both the marine top-notes of classic Bruichladdich spirit and master distiller Jim McEwan’s lifetime experience." I wouldn't necessarily agree with the "Floral" Dram description, its definitely there but still a very fine Malt indeed....

Score 87/100

Bruichladdich 6 Year Old 2006 Bere Barley

Bere is an old type of barley of six rows, that is being harvested anew on farms on Orkney, but also on the Shetlands, Caithness and a few crofters on the Western Isles such as Barra, Benbecula, North Uist and South Uist and recently also on Islay. It is probably the oldest type of barley being grown in Scotland. And both Arran and Bruichladdich...

Score 80/100

Octomore 5 Year Old Edition 4.2 Comus

Last year I went to a Jim McEwan Bruichladdich tasting (advertised as a "retirement" tasting - the second "retirement" tasting of his that I've been to - and like that one, he again announced no intention whatsoever of retiring) and heard the man say how much he disliked overly loquacious tasting notes. Well, go to the...

Score 92/100